"Printing pages from the Internet falls under rules similar to those found in the print guidelines.

Virtually all possible rights of a copyright holder are affected by the Internet.

Individual collections of links are called a 'compilation copyright'.

Because e-mail is not published, the protection is much stronger than for typical published materials. The recipient
may retain his one copy of the e-mail, but he may not redistribute it, adapt it, or make additional copies of the e-mail
without permission.

If chat is logged or archived, each participant would own the rights to his respective contributions

Fall back on the standard four tests when determining whether to use the material taken from the Internet.
Remember that access to many of the works on the Internet is through license.

Every person who writes a document published on the Internet, who creates a graphic or icon, who scans his own photograph
or records his voice into digital file, who sends an e-mail, who creates a document for a newsgroup, or who designs a Web
page owns the copyright to his creative work. Due to the Berne Convention, no notice of copyright is required on any item
in order for the item to be protected by copyright law, even if it is from another country

Classroom material retrieved from the Internet must be weighted against the four factors.

Small portions of web documents may be used by teachers in class if there is not sufficient time to secure permission.
Watch for Web pages granting permission for use in educational settings." Many do.

"Teachers may not keep copies or originals of works made by students in which they incorporate materials copied from
the Internet.

Showing a Web document to a class constitutes a public performance or display of that page.

Chat contains no copyright if it is not fixed in a tangible medium of expression.

Images marked with the Creative Commons or other copyleft scheme are not copyright free." Know what the requirements
are under the particular license.

Collections from social bookmarking sites are copyright protected. " Just make sure your own collection and organization
of links is your own creation."

Blogs are Web pages and have copyright protection.


Carol Simpson. Copyright For Schools, A Practical Guide, 5th edition. Linworth, 2010.